Timing and synchrony of birth in Eurasian lynx across Europe

ABSTRACT: Abstract The ecology and evolution of reproductive timing and synchrony have been a topic of great interest in evolutionary ecology for decades. Originally motivated by questions related to behavioral and reproductive adaptation to environmental conditions, the topic has acquired new relevance in the face of climate change. However, there has been relatively little research on reproductive phenology in mammalian carnivores. The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) occurs across the Eurasian continent, covering three of the four main climate regions of the world. Thus, their distribution includes a large variation in climatic conditions, making it an ideal species to explore reproductive phenology. Here, we used data on multiple reproductive events from 169 lynx females across Europe. Mean birth date

SUBMITTER: Mattisson J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9339757 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature